CHESHIRE, CT — Two men died after the 1978 Chevrolet Camaro they were in left Waterbury Road near Rita Avenue, struck a tree and caught fire Sunday night, Nov. 1, Cheshire police said. Police said the driver was a 43-year-old Meriden man and the passenger a 42-year-old Waterbury man.
Cheshire police and firefighters were called to the crash at about 10:45 p.m. and found the Camaro burning when they arrived. The two men were pulled from the car and taken by ambulance to St. Mary's Hospital, where both were later pronounced dead.
The department's Traffic Division and the Naugatuck Valley Crash Investigation Team went to the scene, Patch reported. The crash remains under investigation.
Anyone with information is asked to call Cheshire Police Officer Kristian Johnson at 203-271-5544.
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